i hate it when people said it's safe if u pay by paypal

bag greed bugThread Starter

i'm sorry, but i have to say this out loud. i used eBay to buy things & starting to sell my stuffs there too. but the problem is paypal doesn't allow a member from my country which made me use western union instead.
and i always read in this forum when someone asked for an auction, this paypal / western union thing became a problem. they said that they don't trust seller who asked for western union.
well, i think nothing's wrong with western union, yes, the buyer is the one who had to pay the fees, but taling about safety. people needs to wrote their name and address based on the one on their ID.
people won't be able to lie about this info like what could happen with paypal.
what do u think? i'm sorry i splurt this out because i listed my lv on eBay and it was asked by a member on "authenticate this" section. and another member said that my bag is authentic but my payment method considered to be as a something wrong and suggested that that member don't pursue my auction. and i didn't interfere in the thread because i don't want to sound defensive or pushing. it just made me sad to read those comments
thanks

i need a money tree

awww Seah! dont feel sad..paypal is also not availbale in my country (im from the Philippines). When I sell or buy on eBay, I use wire transfer or western union only. But I mostly use wire transfer as western union fees are really high.

Western union is not safe if you're a buyer unless you're buying from a trusted seller or a seller that you know. I, myself, is scared of using WU unless i know the person who I buy stuffs from. There's no protection whatsoever, coz the seller can just run with your money and you cannot get any refund.

i need a money tree

Member

Im sorry you feel bad by comments made by members..I think people are just very wary these days to buy on Ebay with all the scamming going on..Its not personal..There is just WAY too many people getting scammed these days.

Work hard, play hard

bag greed bugThread Starter

i've heard that people always rely on paypal, but lately i've been hearing so much complain about the system...
maybe they're getting too popular that the system might not able to contain the demand & problems as well as before?

Sofa King Marple

Im sorry you feel bad by comments made by members..I think people are just very wary these days to buy on Ebay with all the scamming going on..Its not personal..There is just WAY too many people getting scammed these days.

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Agreed - it's NEVER anything personal, it's more a case of 'better safe than sorry' when it comes to spending large amounts of money.
Sadly, that's how it's become on Ebay nowadays.

As for Paypal and Bidpay fees, yeah, i think they're pretty much the same - they work on a percentage basis - the higher your final selling price, the more fees you pay.

And Western Union i personally would never use unless i TOTALLY trusted the person i was paying.